Real Life Stories

The team at Market 13 digs into the real life story of Miranda, founder of Sew Psyched. My name is Miranda and I’m Sew-Psyched. My business is a multi-prospect, sewing service company that is taking fast fashion to a smarter future. Sew-Psyched aims to promote the importance of recycling and up-cycling materials while creating a closer community one stitch at a time. Run by me, a single mother with 10+ years of experience in sewing, fashion, modelling and event management. 1. Tell us about yourself. What do you want the world to know about YOU? I like to think that...

The team at Market 13 digs into the real life story of Justyna, founder of The Little Sweet Peach. My name is Justyna and I am the owner of Little Sweet Peach, a natural bath and body brand. Handcrafted in Ottawa, Canada, I started Little Sweet Peach in early 2019. I began my entrepreneur journey with the desire to create delicious looking bath treats that could put a smile on anyone’s face! Products that are always organic, beneficial, ethical and cruelty free. I want my products to inspire everyone to slow down and take some time to relax our mind, body...

The team at Market 13 digs into the real life story of Celine Hajjar, founder of NAFSI Sustainable Luxury 1. Tell us about yourself. What do you want the world to know about YOU? I want the world to know that I created NAFSI not only because I love self-expression through fashion, not only to pave a path in sustainable luxury, but to change the world — to change consumer behavior and encourage consumers to shop where it matters. NAFSI is an Arabic word meaning my soul, myself, my breathing. The entire brand stands for doing things that are best...

I am Zoey Schvan, the owner of Zoey's Business Corner. We currently provide content and copy writing services for small businesses. Please see www.zoeyschvanbusinesscorner.com for more details on our offerings. As a certified entrepreneurship and business coach, I plan to begin offering coaching services to new business owners as well. I am very passionate about helping entrepreneurs, whether it's at the beginning of their career or later. For more details, you can visit www.zoeyschvanbusinesscorner.comor contact Zoey directly at info@zoeyschvanbusinesscorner.com

My name is Joe Sanchez and I am the owner of Apollo Cleaning. Apollo provides commercial and residential cleaning to businesses and communities in the nation’s capital. With future plans to expand, and most importantly to give the opportunity for newcomers and the unemployed to obtain work experience. As for myself, I am a track athlete for C.A.N.I. Athletics with plans to study engineering at Queen’s University.